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Lost Pink and White Terraces of New Zealand, an 'eight wonder of the world', may have been found after 131 years

The scientists owe it all to a 19th-century field diary.

Some plants thrive in scorching hot volcanic soil -- at 72 °C (161 F)

You could make tea at those temperatures.

T-Rex's image as a giant, scaly, monster supported by new study

New research restores the 'traditional' image of the T-Rex, concluding that the dinosaur was, at least mostly, covered in scales.

Paleontologists find the oldest mushroom fossil

It's the first mineralized mushroom fossil we've ever found.

New fossil proves there was life on Earth hundreds of millions of years earlier than we've though

Not your everyday find.

How the Arctic Ocean turned salty

It was a turning point for the Earth's geological and climatic history.

There could be an extra, ancient layer of tectonic plates lurking under east Asia

Tectonics^2.

Creationist geologist to sue Grand Canyon because he's not allowed to collect samples

It's a lose-lose situation for the Grand Canyon Park.

New study confirms injections associated with oil and gas can cause earthquakes

A new study confirmed that oil and gas exploitation in the US can generate a surprising number of earthquakes.

Pristine, demon-faced dinosaur is named after Zuul from ‘Ghostbusters’

The dinosaur was given a rather unfair name, as it was almost certainly a peaceful vegetarian.

Silica rains helped form Earth's crust four and a half billion years ago

Talk about hailstone, right?

"Last African Dinosaur" discovered in Morocco mine

A new study sheds new light on one of the last living African dinosaurs, from 66 million years ago.

Could Oman's mountains hold the key to reversing climate change?

A billion tons of CO2 have been trapped by these mountains where the only exposed sections of the Earth's mantle are found.

Venus does tectonics without any plates -- and it's possible young Earth did it too

Goddesses... always have to stand out, don't they?

Forget Brexit, here's how Britain lost the land bridge that connected it to Europe 160,00 years ago

Two megafloods destroyed a huge land bridge that connected Dover to Calais.

How to identify granites

There's a rocky road ahead of us!

Geological deposits hint at ancient ocean on Mars' surface

Can't have a devastating water wave without water!

Insect courtship behavior trapped in 100-million-year-old amber

It's Romeo and Juliet on steroids, with geology.

7,000 huge methane gas bubbles have formed under Siberia

This is only the beginning.

Researchers find the oldest ever crocodile eggs

Crocs emerged alongside the early dinosaurs.

#FossilFriday: "Missing link" of sharks discovered

CT scanning shark fossil reveals their origins.

World's oldest plant-like fossils indicate we might have to rethink emergence of multicellular life

We might have to recalibrate the tree of life.

Earth's mantle is much hotter than we thought, scientists learn

For once, it's not something to do with global warming, phew!

Woolly mammoths suffered genomic meltdown right before extinction

They were cuter and silkier... but less adapted to a harsh environment.

When the octopus and squid lost their shells

Squishy animals like the octopus or squid used to have hard internal shells up until 100 million years ago.

Researchers might have just found the oldest creatures in history

Four billion years. Let that sink in for a moment.

Bizarre life forms found living in Mexican crystals

Geologists have made a shocking discovery in a crystal-rich cave in Mexico.

Geologists propose listing a new continent called 'Zealandia' in the southwest Pacific even though it's 95% under water

An area the size of the Indian subcontinent is distinct enough to constitute a separate continent, a new paper suggests.

Ancient potters carefully recorded the planet's magnetic field -- without even knowing it

Geologists, archaeologists, physicists, and ancient potters - working together to solve one of the Earth's greatest mysteries. Who would have thought?

Forget eggs: This terrifying 250-million-year-old dinosaur gave birth to live babies

A remarkable 'terrible-headed lizard' fossil found in China shows an embryo inside the mother -- a clear evidence that some dinosaurs were giving birth to live babies.

NASA's study of the Louisiana Deltas yields fantastic images of new land being born

Always down for some eye candy.

NASA team to study Kilauea volcano from ground, air, and space

NASA's bringing out the big guns.

The Amazon Stonehenge: Drones discover hundreds of ancient earthworks in the basin

Large, mysterious earthworks built thousands of years ago were discovered in the Amazon basin.

Martian meteorite reveals volcanic activity on the Red Planet is at least 2 billion years old

There's not much going on today but Mars must have been very volcanically active.

Fossilized protein found in 195-million-year-old dinosaur bone

Finding fossilized remains of dinosaurs is one thing, but now, paleontologists have discovered proteins dating back to 195 million years ago.

Forget Atlantis -- "lost continent" found under Mauritius

It's all geology, no mystic civilization.

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii creates spectacular lava stream

The Kilauea volcano has created a dramatic "firehose" as molten lava continues to spew out hot lava and ash.

Bizarre, ancient, bag-like creature in China is all mouth and spikes

It's also probably related to you.

Bizarre, 100-million-year-old insect trapped in amber might be from a new branch of life

Researchers have found a very old and "alien like" insect and they've decided it doesn't fit anywhere in the current tree of life.

Paleontologists find 6.2 million year old wolf-sized otter

It was adorable, but also terrifying.

Scientists find 80-million-year dinosaur collagen

Utilizing rigorous, state-of-the-art methods researchers have confirmed the presence of collagen in the fossil of an 80-million-year-old Brachylophosaurus.

Scientists finally place mysterious Cambrian fossils in the tree of life

It was a brachiopode after all - who would have guessed?

Paleontologists find 'incredibly rare' 52 million year-old fossilized berry

Geoscientists working in South America have uncovered an ancient berry.

The dead center of North America is serendipitously located in a small town called Center, North Dakota

This was actually very challenging to pinpoint.

Extremely rare, unlikely crystal found in Russian meteorite

They were once thought to be impossible.

Boron found on Mars - a signature of long-term habitable groundwater

Water on Mars? Yes please!

Seafloor sensors provide unprecedented view into underwater eruption

Most of the world's volcanoes are underwater, and we're "seeing" them better than ever.

Huge, rare diamonds help us learn more about the Earth's mantle

Diamonds are a geologist's best friends.

6 Surreal Caves of the Earth

Nature is beautiful both on the outside and inside.

Scientists find 2.5-billion-year-old fossils of bacteria -- there was no oxygen in the atmosphere then

Who needs oxygen when you got ... sulfur?

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